Norad ID: 22521
| Spacetrack Directory Name | ASCA (ASTRO-D) |
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| Days in orbit | 2932 |
| Country/organisation of origin | Japonia (JPN) |
| Starting point | KSCUT (Uchinoura Space Center, Japan) |
ASTRO D (ASUKA), 22521 was a payload satellite owned by ISAS (JP) that was launched on Sat, 20 Feb 1993 UTC via a MU-3S-II launch vehicle from the Kagoshima Space Center University Of Tokyo (KSCUT). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.